Authors: Bright M et al. Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. 38(1):3–9, January 2026. 10.1097/ANA.0000000000001073 SummaryThis focused narrative review examines the relationship between perioperative blood pressure management and the development of perioperative neurocognitive disorders (pNCD) and stroke following noncardiac surgery. Although intraoperative hypotension has long been considered a modifiable contributor to cerebral hypoperfusion and neurologic injury, recent […]
Read MoreBurnout or time away in pain, ICU, or administration doesn’t erase your anesthesia training—it just requires a structured path back. For many physicians, it simply means you stepped away to regroup. We work with anesthesiologists every day who want to return to clinical anesthesia after time away in: administration or leadership roles pain medicine critical […]
Read MoreAuthors: Juvakka O et al. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. Single-centre retrospective study, published 2026. SummaryThis retrospective single-centre study evaluated the impact of Oxiris® hemadsorption filter therapy on vasoplegic shock requiring continuous renal replacement therapy after cardiac surgery. Vasoplegia following cardiac surgery is a severe complication characterized by high cardiac output with profound vasodilation […]
Read MoreAuthors: Topalidou X et al. A & A Practice. 20(1):e02104, January 2026. 10.1213/XAA.0000000000002104 SummaryThis systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the comparative efficacy of adductor canal block (ACB) in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty, focusing on whether ACB alone or in combination with local infiltration analgesia improves postoperative outcomes compared with local infiltration analgesia alone. Given […]
Read MoreAuthors: Deutsch N et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 142(2):232–244, February 2026. 10.1213/ANE.0000000000007440 SummaryThis national workforce study evaluated the current state of pediatric cardiac anesthesiology staffing in the United States at a time of rising demand driven by a growing congenital heart disease population. A joint task force from the Pediatric Anesthesia Leadership Council and the […]
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